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Why the mathematics of operations research is so fascinating – even for a layperson 29 August 2023
Floske Spieksma will give her inaugural lecture as Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research on 1 September. A discussion about mathematical mod...
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Floske Spieksma appointed professor of Stochastic Decision Theory 20 July 2021
As of 1 June, Floske Spieksma has been appointed Professor at the Mathematical Institute in Leiden. Her field of study is Stochastic Decision-Making. ...
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NETWORKS consortium receives COFUND grant from European Commission 06 April 2020
The Gravitation programme NETWORKS has been awarded a COFUND grant of 3 million euros. Half of this comes from the European Commission's Marie Skłodow...
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Leiden statisticians create app for patients and doctors to calculate cancer survival probabilities 11 March 2020
A new app is able to calculate personalised survival probabilities for patients suffering from soft tissue sarcoma. Doctors and patients can use the a...
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Humboldt Research Award for Frank den Hollander 19 November 2018
Frank den Hollander has received the Humboldt Research Award of €60,000. He was nominated by two German colleagues with whom he is working together fo...
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Our Talents and Discoveries 2016 13 December 2016
Christmas is coming, which means that 'Our Talents and Discoveries 2016' has been distributed. This also means that it is time to vote for the 'Discov...
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Dr. Charlene Kalle and Dr. Tim van Erven awarded TOP-grants 30 March 2016
Dr. Charlene Kalle and dr. Tim van Erven, both assistant professors at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University have received a TOP grant for P...
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Delegation from Leiden University forges new links in Brazil 19 March 2016
A delegation from Leiden University is visiting Brazil from 14 to 18 March. The first day of the visit was spent with scientists in São Paolo.
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Publication monograph Frank den Hollander and Anton Bovier 08 March 2016
The monograph "Metastability: A Potential-Theoretic Approach", Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 351, Springer 2015, by Anton Bovier and...
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Honorary Doctor Jennifer Chayes excels at Microsoft 08 February 2016
‘We’ve only just begun,’ said Honorary Doctor Jennifer Chayes in her acceptance speech after receiving her Honorary Doctorate on 8 February. 'We are o...
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‘Discoverer of the Year’, best dissertation and Education Award 2014 06 January 2015
At the New Year’s reception of the Faculty of Science on 6 January, it was announced that Annelien Zweemer, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, ...
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NWO Gravitation Programme awarded 10-year grant to research consortia 'Networks' 20 December 2013
Professor Frank den Hollander has been awarded a 10-year grant through the NWO Gravitation program, jointly with colleagues from the University of Ams...
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Frank den Hollander named IMS Fellow 12 November 2013
Prof. dr. Frank den Hollander has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Professor den Hollander received the award for ...
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Frank den Hollander gets NWO postdoc grant 26 May 2006
From the NWO Open Competition Frank den Hollander has been awarded a two year postdoc grant, entitled "Wulff shape of critical droplets under stochast...